rebuke
verb/rɪˈbjuːk/
/rɪˈbjuːk/
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rebuke | /rɪˈbjuːk/ /rɪˈbjuːk/ |
| he / she / it rebukes | /rɪˈbjuːks/ /rɪˈbjuːks/ |
| past simple rebuked | /rɪˈbjuːkt/ /rɪˈbjuːkt/ |
| past participle rebuked | /rɪˈbjuːkt/ /rɪˈbjuːkt/ |
| -ing form rebuking | /rɪˈbjuːkɪŋ/ /rɪˈbjuːkɪŋ/ |
- rebuke somebody (for something/for doing something) to speak severely to somebody because they have done something wrong synonym reprimand
- The company was publicly rebuked for having neglected safety procedures.
- She rebuked herself for her stupidity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- sharply
- gently
- publicly
- …
- for
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘force back, repress’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French rebuker, from re- ‘back, down’ + bukier ‘to beat’ (originally ‘cut down wood’, from Old French busche ‘log’).Want to learn more?
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